Bonus Episode: Spring 2020: Everyone is Inside
A short bonus episode about the current state of The Weekly Undertaking. We will be back in full next week! Probably.
Mar 22, 2020•5 min
The Weekly Undertaking
From trying to avoid plastics, to learning to meditate, Alex and Mike are looking to do it all! Every week they challenge themselves to try something new, like waking up at sunrise or researching conspiracy theories. Each episode is truly a new undertaking, anything can happen!
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Unsolved Mysteries
Inspired by the YouTube channel “That Chapter” Alex and Mike researched unsolved mysteries this week! It sure was interesting to think about these mysterious events. / That Chapter's take on the mysteries: The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders and The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our podcast network is here for you! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved!...
Mar 08, 2020•49 min•Ep. 84
Weird History 2: Cat Dancin' Fever
It's time for some more strange true stories from the worlds past! Mike and Alex prepared a story each and are excited to tell you about them! / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our podcast network is here for you! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful creations, check out his Facebook page at @wdejesusart / Music by Adam R...
Mar 01, 2020•42 min•Ep. 83
Breaking Bad & Oceans 11 - Franchises
This week the boys looked into franchises that they had very little prior knowledge of. Alex watched Breaking Bad and Mike watched the Ocean movies. Hilarity and fun occur in this episode so I guess that’s different. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our podcast network is here for you! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautifu...
Feb 23, 2020•53 min•Ep. 82
The Phrase That Pays
Working predetermined phrases into everyday conversation can be rather difficult, who knew?! Well now Alex and Mike know, because that’s what they did this week! / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our podcast network is here for you! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful creations, check out his Facebook page at @wdejesusar...
Feb 16, 2020•42 min•Ep. 81
Making Up Ad Campaigns
The Weekly Undertaking is like a virus, in that we have a strange desire to spread and invade as many people as possible. The best way to grow is by advertising! This episode Mike and Alex spitball some ideas for Weekly Undertaking ads. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our podcast network is here for you! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if y...
Feb 09, 2020•43 min•Ep. 80
For Your Consideration
This week the boys took to the theaters to watch all the new and exciting movies. Some of these movies include Parasite, Frozen II, Knives Out, and Uncut Gems. Also Mike saw Bombshell but he forgot to talk about it, he’s real sad :( go watch it. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our podcast network is here for you! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Je...
Jan 26, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 79
Golden Oldies
Old stuff can be enjoyable! Mike and Alex spent the week absorbing media created before 1960. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our podcast network is here for you! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful creations, check out his Facebook page at @wdejesusart / Music by Adam Rudy, if you like the sweet tunes, find him on all...
Jan 19, 2020•44 min•Ep. 78
Egg Drop Challenge with Joseph Weitekamp
We droppin eggs boys! Alex and Mike are joined today by their friend, boss and all around good boy Joesph. The three of them created contraptions to help an egg survive a long fall. Who will win? Who will lose? / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our podcast network is here for you! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful crea...
Jan 13, 2020•57 min•Ep. 77
Here's the Pitch
Before a show can make it to cable (or stream) it has to be pitched. Mike and Alex decided to pitch some shows of their own! / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our podcast network is here for you! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful creations, check out his Facebook page at @wdejesusart / Music by Adam Rudy, if you like t...
Jan 05, 2020•52 min•Ep. 76
Questionable Questions
After spending a day trying to only speak in questions and another day trying to only make statements, Alex and Mike discuss why it was so difficult. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our podcast network is here for you! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful creations, check out his Facebook page at @wdejesusart / Music by...
Dec 29, 2019•41 min•Ep. 75
Writing Christmas Stories: HOLIDAY 2019
Chirstmas time is here, for most people that means it is time for toys and cheer. For Alex and Mike it means it is time to write their own Christmas stories and tell them to you on this weeks episode! Happy Holidays everyone :) / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our podcast network is here for you! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like h...
Dec 22, 2019•48 min•Ep. 74
Make Games, Play Games
We were tasked with designing our own games this week, today we test them out and see if they're fun or not! / CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO NEXT WEEKS EPISODE EARLY!!! / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our podcast network is here for you! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful creations, check out his Facebook page at @wdejesusa...
Dec 15, 2019•43 min•Ep. 73
Nessie & Moth Man - Cryptids
A Cryptid is an animal whose existance cannot be proven, but that doesn't stop us from researching them! That's what Alex and Mike did this week. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our podcast network is here for you! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful creations, check out his Facebook page at @wdejesusart / Music by Ada...
Dec 08, 2019•52 min•Ep. 72
Nessie & Moth Man - Cryptids
A Cryptid is an animal whose existance cannot be proven, but that doesn't stop us from researching them! That's what Alex and Mike did this week. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our podcast network is here for you! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful creations, check out his Facebook page at @wdejesusart / Music by Ada...
Dec 08, 2019•52 min•Ep. 72
Documentarians
Mike and Alex discuss the many documentaries they watched throughout the week, including well known ones like Blackfish, Super Size Me, and The Ted Bundy Tapes. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our podcast network is here for you! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful creations, check out his Facebook page at @wdejesusart...
Dec 01, 2019•53 min•Ep. 71
Amazing Animals
Mike and Alex learned about two excellent animals each this week and spend this episode teaching one another about those animals. / Wanna help out animals? Make a donation to the World Wildlife Fund / Skip to 11:45 if you do not care about Pokémon... / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our new podcast network is up and running! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Wi...
Nov 24, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 70
Don't Complain for a Week
Episode 69 is a very special episode. We discuss the importance of that number along with what it was like to avoid complaining all week! Thank you for sticking with us for 69 weeks, and here's to 69 more. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our new podcast network is up and running! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful cre...
Nov 17, 2019•38 min•Ep. 69
It is Nerf or it is Nothin'
Alex and Mike learned about Nerf Gun Modding by messing with their own Nerf Guns! Listen as they talk about what they did and test the Nerf Guns by shooting one another. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our new podcast network is up and running! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful creations, check out his Facebook page ...
Nov 10, 2019•42 min•Ep. 68
Alien Concepts
What would happen if aliens arrived on earth and wanted to learn about us? Alex and Mike tackled this thought experiment on todays episode! Join in as they try to explain complex human stuff such as music, food shopping, identification, and the tooth fairy. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our new podcast network is up and running! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustration...
Nov 03, 2019•49 min•Ep. 67
Dear David & Watcher: HALLOWEEN 2019
Happy Halloween!!! This year we are celebrating with stories of ghosts and stalkers. This extra long, extra creepy episode has Mike and Alex researching some spoopy topics to share with all of you! / Learn more about The Watcher on The CUT / Read the Dear David thread on Wakelet / Spooky Scary Skeletons Remix by The Living Tombstone! Please don't sue us <3 / Check out Buzzfeed Unsolved! They gave Alex the idea to discuss The Watcher / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? ...
Oct 27, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 66
A Personal Personality Quiz
Today is all about personality quizzes! Alex and Mike made some excellently funny questionnaires to find out more about themselves, like which SpongeBob character they are, or which pizza topping they are. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our new podcast network is up and running! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful cre...
Oct 20, 2019•38 min•Ep. 65
Earning a Merit Badge
After spending his life in the scouts, Mike dives back into the world of sashes and badges with Alex to earn one more badge. The two judge each other based on the criteria laid out by the boy scouts to see if they got what it takes. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our new podcast network is up and running! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if...
Oct 13, 2019•48 min•Ep. 64
We Put the Try in Poetry
In an attempt to understand the vast and complicated world of poetry, Alex and Mike wrote poems for an entire week! Listen in as they share their creative journeys and perform their poems. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our new podcast network is up and running! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful creations, check out...
Oct 06, 2019•45 min•Ep. 63
I Need a Hero
Super heroes are all the rage now a days, but Mike has loved men in spandex his entire life. This week our two heroes designed their own costumed crusaders. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our new podcast network is up and running! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful creations, check out his Facebook page at @wdejesusa...
Sep 29, 2019•45 min•Ep. 62
Playing Restaurant Designer
Restaurants take time and work to plan and construct, so Alex and Mike tried to design their own restaurants in a single week. They only got to the concept stages, but it was still a successful endeavor. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our new podcast network is up and running! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful creat...
Sep 22, 2019•43 min•Ep. 61
The Truth is Uncomfortable
What is the meaning of truth? After not lying for an entire week, Mike and Alex discuss the meaning of being truthful and whether doing it all the time is a morally good thing to do. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our new podcast network is up and running! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful creations, check out his F...
Sep 15, 2019•48 min•Ep. 60
Making Our Own Candy
Inspired by a project Alex did in the forth grade, the two challenged themselves to design their own candy by combining other sweets! This was certainly a scrumptious undertaking! / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Visit our website at weeklyundertaking.fun / Post-Fun, our new podcast network is up and running! Visit postfun.info to learn more and to see how you can get involved! / Illustrations by Winston De Jesus, if you like his beautiful creations, check out his Face...
Sep 08, 2019•47 min•Ep. 59
There's an App for That
We're back this week with a brand new Undertaking! After catching up, the boys discuss what new apps they tried this week! / The apps discussed in this episode are all available on the IOS App Store. The apps Mike tried are: AllTrails, Faladdin, Palm Seer, MLB Beat the Streak, Radio.com, and Mr. Bullet. The apps Alex tried are: Sky: Children of the Light, Photoshop Express, Particubes, Super Brawl Universe, Angry Birds 2, and Peak. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Emai...
Sep 01, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 58
Bonus Episode - Alex Show 2: The Revenge
The final instalment of The Alex Show ™ ? No it can't be! I'm not ready for this to end! Is that what you're thinking? Not to worry my friends, the normal podcast you all know and tolerate will be back next week! So enjoy this tall glass of dumb and come back soon for more of The Weekly Undertaking. / Have questions or suggestions for The Weekly Undertaking? Email us at itstheoxymorons@gmail.com / Twitter: @TWUpodcast / Instagram: @weeklyundertaking / Facebook: The Oxy Morons / Bonus Episode 4...
Aug 25, 2019•8 min•Ep. 58
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